Book Title: The Kommandant’s Girl
Author: Pam Jenoff
Published By: Mira Books
Date Published: March 1, 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, WWII
Pages: 395
Recommended Age: Mature Adult
Rating: A/5
This book is from my personal collection.
Summary:
Nineteen year old Emma Bau has been married for only three
weeks when Germany invades Poland. Her husband, Jacob disappears underground
leaving her imprisoned within the city’s Jewish ghetto. After several months,
the resistance smuggles her out and takes her to Krakow to live with Jacob’s
Catholic cousin Krysia. Emma takes a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a Catholic. She begins her new life working for
the resistance and as a high-ranking Nazi official’s assistant. She continually compromises her safety and
her marriage vows to help the cause.
My Thoughts:
I love this
book! Pam Jenoff is a fantastic writer. She has a way of sucking the reader in and
holding him or hers interest. I was able to lose myself in the character of
Emma. I became “Emma” and the story read like a movie I was part of. I was
working for the Resistance and got nervous when Emma had her close calls. I was
on the edge of my seat while reading this book.
When I got to the last 150 pages I stayed up until two in the morning
finishing the book. I just could not put it down.
I gave The
Kommandant’s Girl five stars and a grad of A+.
It’s been a long time since a book has captured me as this one has. If you are interested in stories about World
War II and also like adventures, I recommend The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam
Jenoff. I already have my step-father reading it; he isn’t even a reader and he
is enjoying it. I love this book and I
am glad it’s part of my book collection.
Parents:
Language: Some, but very little
Adult Content: Sex scenes, war talks
Violence: shootings and bombings
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